Here's another interesting stat from Backblaze regarding the correlation between the number of times a drive is power cycled and it's failure rate:
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Obviously there will be some correlation between age and number of power cycles. However the chart here is far more pronounced than the hours of operation charts are. So it seems to back up what I've always said, it's better to leave the drive spinning and disable the silly power saving modes that turn off the drives.
View attachment Number of power cycles.png
Obviously there will be some correlation between age and number of power cycles. However the chart here is far more pronounced than the hours of operation charts are. So it seems to back up what I've always said, it's better to leave the drive spinning and disable the silly power saving modes that turn off the drives.